Solved Registry is corrupt after uninstalling Avast

[Jafaremraf]

Thanks Dencal...... Yes I tried it and I got the response...

BFSVC Error: Could not open the BCD template store. Status = [c000000f ]

 

[Jafaremraf]

try this

dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

then try booting into safemode or using the commands above again

Here's the result of this:



(I swear this pic is the right way round when I post it!)

 

[KYHI]

that is a pic of the following commands

Type> diskpart
type> list disk
type> list volume

try this

dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

then try booting into safemode or using the commands below again

C:\windows\system32\sfc.exe /scannow

Dism /Image:C:\ /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

C:\Windows\System32\bcdboot C:\Windows

 

[Jafaremraf]

Yes, sorry, I realised I attached the wrong pic....have edited the post above with correct pic

 

[KYHI]

dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

 

[KYHI]

or download and create windows 8.1 setup media - Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

and do a clean install windows 8.1 - the setup media will read both windows 8 and windows 8.1 product keys

 

[Jafaremraf]

or download and create windows 8.1 setup media - Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

and do a clean install windows 8.1 - the setup media will read both windows 8 and windows 8.1 product keys

Thanks Kyhi..... I'm coming to the conclusion that this is what I'll need to do......

 

[Jafaremraf]

Well I have to let my lad get to bed now, so I'll have to resume this tomorrow. Thanks to ALL who've tried to help me get this resolved.... I hate to be beat,but I can't ask any more of you . Looks like it could be a clean install.

all the best

jane

 

[dencal]

Try this Hotfix Jane.
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[Jafaremraf]

A report back.........thanks again for all your help, but in the end I felt too far out my depth with 'stuff' I didn't understand! So I decided to opt for a clean install of Windows on the SSD. First I cannibalised an old Dell pc and put the hard drive from that into this PC, installed Windows 8 onto it and got the computer back up and running. Then I copied as many files as I could off of the SSD to my secondary drive where all our documents are, and then reinstalled Windows 8 back on the SSD. It is working again, but whether all my son's games work yet I don't know! Just a heap of updates to do first and then we'll try them out. If there was anything important on the previous SSD then hopefully I'll still have it on the backup. It wasn't the ideal solution, but I've learned loads along the way.

thanks again

jane

 

[KYHI]

May have to reinstall games - and ne may be out any saved levels.. But he is a kid, who likes to play games, levels already won are easily re-conquered

 

[dencal]

Hi Jane.
Windows PE is a very different o/s to W8, most participants in this forum will not have had any experience in dealing with it, including myself, as stated in my post 10 "Windows PE is a very limited O/S which has limitations in recovering existing installations or data.". Not my wording but those from a Windows PE webpage.

As for you stating you felt a little out of your depth, in my opinion you are one very clever young lady.
Good luck in the future. Regards dencal.